Show FARMERS ADVISED TO CUT ACREAGE Reduction in Sowing of Winter Wheat Recommended Recommended Recommended mended By Associated press WASHINGTON Sept 20 A A reduction reduction reduction tion In the acreage to be sown to hinter winter winter win win- ter wheat this fall of or approximately 15 per cent from last years year's acreage was recommended to the farmers of ot the country today by the department of agriculture This reduction which would mean menn a total of oC about I acres this year was recommended it was said on the basis of prospective c i conditions condition's ns of ot world supply and demand as Judged by specialists of the department department department depart depart- I ment who were sent sent abro abroad d to report I Ion on the crop status ot df the European countries With the added recommendation recommendation recommendation dation that acres be sown to spring wheat in 1920 a 11 reduction of 12 per cent from the 1919 spring sovIn sowing sowing sow sow- In ing the d department said this would mean an aggregate production In 1920 of ot approximately bushels or equal to the average yield for the five years ears from 1915 to 1919 inclusive This Thill average was taken as us a safe sate guide Ide for tor American farmers Carmer It was estimated that It would leave lea a surplus of ot about bushels for tor export Reduction of ot approximately 12 2 per percent percent percent cent Tn n m tho the acreage to be sown to winter winter win win- ter rye was recommended by the de deI department department de- de which estimated that from tromIe I e and a half to six million acres as I compared with sown last fall tall would he be sufficient to meet an anticipated antici antici- anticipated pau-d pau domestic of ot and leave bushels for tor ex ex- ex port It does not seem probable the department said that exports next y year ar will exceed the latter figure Tho The report said the possibility of existing existing ex ex- x- x conditions condition of ot international exchange exchange ex ex- x chan change l' l and greatly increased transportation tation tl costs turnip turning foreign countries to other markets than the United States or 01 stimulating their own production production pro pro- production cannot be disregarded The department predicted exports of dairy products would show stow no material materia decreases decreases decreases de de- de- de creases for tor s several veral years In view of the depletion of ot European herds |